I wasn’t aware that there was such an even split on the minimum wage, thanks. (One of the citations in the ejw article you linked to below provided the evidence)
I tried to pick items that I thought there was a general consensus on in the profession. Apparently I was wrong about the minimum wage. Looking back on my list, I would also be worried about insider trading laws (I’m sure it’s controversial), the capital gains tax, and probably the post office. I was intentionally vague about which subsidies economists would dislike because they aren’t necessarily bad (and economists don’t necessarily dilike them), but ethanol is one there is probably some agreement on. Tariffs and the income tax I’m also pretty confident in. Fannie and freddy I’m less confident in, but still pretty sure about. Note that the ejw article you linked supports my assertions about tariffs and the ethanol case of subsidies.
I wasn’t aware that there was such an even split on the minimum wage, thanks. (One of the citations in the ejw article you linked to below provided the evidence)
I tried to pick items that I thought there was a general consensus on in the profession. Apparently I was wrong about the minimum wage. Looking back on my list, I would also be worried about insider trading laws (I’m sure it’s controversial), the capital gains tax, and probably the post office. I was intentionally vague about which subsidies economists would dislike because they aren’t necessarily bad (and economists don’t necessarily dilike them), but ethanol is one there is probably some agreement on. Tariffs and the income tax I’m also pretty confident in. Fannie and freddy I’m less confident in, but still pretty sure about. Note that the ejw article you linked supports my assertions about tariffs and the ethanol case of subsidies.